Sydney man cleared of sex offences

A Sydney supermarket worker has been found not guilty of sex offences against an intellectually disabled woman.

The NSW District Court jury deliberated for less than an hour on Wednesday before acquitting Swaroop Phatke of four counts of sexual assault in aggravated circumstances, namely that he knew she had a cognitive impairment, one of common assault and one of intimidation.

The 33-year-old man gave evidence that he had never touched the woman, saying her complaints were false.

The jury was told the woman has an intelligence level that puts her in the bottom one per cent of the community.

After she gave her evidence last week, Judge Peter Berman directed the jury to enter not guilty verdicts on nine other sex charges, one of which was an alternative.

The woman testified that Mr Phatke committed sex offences against her, threatened to get a knife and hurt her if she told police, and slapped her across the face.